Getting to Know You

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"Getting to Know You" is a popular show tune from the 1951 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical "The King and I," known for its warm, introductory lyrics and enduring status as a Broadway standard.

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"Getting to Know You" 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf show tune
song
associatedWith Rodgers and Hammerstein
belongsToCatalog Rodgers and Hammerstein song catalog
characterWhoSings Anna Leonowens
composer Richard Rodgers NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
describedAs Broadway standard
popular show tune
firstAppearanceIn The King and I
surface form: stage musical The King and I
hasInfluenceOn popular perception of The King and I
hasMusicalStyle traditional show tune
hasNotableLyric Getting to Know You (song)
surface form: "Getting to know you, getting to know all about you"
hasTempo moderate
hasTheme cultural understanding
friendship
introduction
intendedFor female lead vocalist
isFrequentlyIncludedIn Broadway standards songbooks
Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals
surface form: Rodgers and Hammerstein revues
isRecognizedAs classic of American musical theatre
language English
lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II NERFINISHED
musicalTheatreGenre Broadway show tune
originalPerformerInMusical Gertrude Lawrence
originalProductionVenue Broadway
partOfWork The King and I
performanceContext sung by Anna to the King’s children and wives
performedBy Deborah Kerr
surface form: Deborah Kerr (film, singing voice dubbed)

Gertrude Lawrence
Marni Nixon (singing voice in 1956 film)
publicationYear 1951
rightsHolder Rodgers and Hammerstein
surface form: Rodgers and Hammerstein Organization
settingInStory Thailand
surface form: Siam
theatricalForm musical theatre song
usedIn 1956 film adaptation of The King and I

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this entity surface form: "Getting to Know You"
The King and I notableSong Getting to Know You
Richard Rodgers notableWork Getting to Know You
Rodgers and Hammerstein wroteSong Getting to Know You